12-25-33
Section 12-25-33 Powers and duties of commission. To achieve the goals recognized by the Legislature in Chapter 25 and Section 12-25-31, the commission shall: (1) Develop, maintain, and modify as necessary a system of statewide voluntary sentencing standards for use in felony cases which shall take into account historical sentencing data, concerning time actually served for various felony offenses, sentences imposed for various felony offenses, and such other factors as appear historically relevant to determining both the duration and disposition of sentences in felony cases. The standards shall recognize a continuum of punishments in recommending the disposition of sentences. (2) Educate judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, victim's service officers, community corrections officials, probation officers, and other personnel, where appropriate, in the use of the voluntary sentencing standards and worksheets. (3) Develop, distribute, and periodically update sentencing worksheets for...
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34-24-380
Section 34-24-380 Penalties for violation of Section 20-2-54, rules, or regulations. (a) In addition to any other penalty authorized under Section 20-2-54, the State Board of Medical Examiners, acting in its capacity as a certifying board, may in its discretion assess administrative fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of any of the provisions of Section 20-2-54, or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the board. (b) In addition to the administrative fine authorized in subsection (a), the board may require a physician or osteopath found to be in violation of Section 20-2-54, to pay the costs, fees, and expenses of the board incurred in connection with any proceedings before the board, including, but not limited to, the actual costs of independent medical review and expert testimony, reasonable and necessary attorney fees and expenses, deposition costs, travel expenses for board staff, charges incurred for obtaining documentary evidence, and such...
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45-23-81.42
Section 45-23-81.42 Disposition of funds; management of library; personnel. (a) The Dale County Law Library Fund shall be expended by the presiding Judge of the Circuit Court of Dale County for maintaining the library and to provide for court security and more effective administration of justice. The judge shall draw warrants on the county for the expenditures by him or her, indicating on the warrants the fund against which the warrants are drawn. The fund shall be used to purchase books and periodicals, and to pay the salaries of personnel as may, in the opinion of the judge, be advisable, and the funds may be expended for the maintenance of the library, to provide court security, and to provide for the more effective administration of justice, including, but not limited to, registration fees and other actual expenses incurred in attending seminars, institutes, conferences, and other meetings in conjunction with continuing legal and judicial education, membership fees or dues in legal...
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11-3-43
Section 11-3-43 Course of training and education in matters of county government administration and operation. (a) All persons elected as members of a county commission who were not serving as members of a county commission on June 1, 1994, may enroll in, participate in, and satisfactorily complete a course of training and education of at least 50 hours on matters pertaining to the administration and operations of county government. The course of training and education shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in local government operations finance and budgeting; planning; public works and utilities; environmental management; personnel management; responsiveness to the community; ethics, duties, and responsibilities of members of the county commission; and all other matters deemed necessary and appropriate by the board. (b) All expenses incurred by a county commissioner related to the course of training and education pursuant to this article, including the reasonable costs of...
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17-3-5
Section 17-3-5 Compensation and allowances for registrars; treatment as state employees. (a) Each registrar shall receive a salary in the amount of eighty dollars ($80) per day for each day's attendance upon business of the board, to be paid by the state and disbursed to the county commissions and disbursed by the county commissions to each registrar on order of a quorum of the board of registrars of the county. The state Comptroller shall issue to each county commission on a monthly basis an amount sufficient to fund these payments plus the employer share of the Social Security or Federal Insurance Corporation Act tax. The county commission will provide to the state Comptroller an invoice itemized to reflect payments made. If a legal holiday falls on a day the board is to be in session, and the courthouse of the county is closed for the holiday, the board of registrars shall be compensated for the holiday. Each registrar shall receive a mileage allowance equal to the amount allowed...
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34-8B-4
Section 34-8B-4 Alabama Board of Court Reporting - Creation; composition; meetings; compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Court Reporting. The board shall be operative within 60 days of June 1, 2006. ACRA shall provide administrative support to the board until such time as the board employs sufficient employees to implement and administer this chapter. (b) The board shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) Four court reporters certified by ABCR, NCRA, NVRA, or by the board, two of whom shall be employed in official capacities and two of whom shall be employed in a freelance setting. (2) Two members in good standing with the Alabama State Bar Association. (3) One additional member. (c) Appointments to the board shall be made as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint one official court reporter, one freelance court reporter, and one member of the Alabama State Bar Association. ACRA, NCRA, NVRA, and the Alabama State Bar Association shall respectively submit a...
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12-25-2
Section 12-25-2 Purpose. (a) The purposes of the commission shall be to review existing sentence structure, including laws, policies, and practices, and to determine and recommend to the Legislature and Supreme Court changes regarding the criminal code, criminal procedures, and other aspects of sentencing policies and practices appropriate for the state which: (1) Secure the public safety of the state by providing a swift and sure response to the commission of crime. (2) Establish an effective, fair, and efficient sentencing system for Alabama adult and juvenile criminal offenders which provides certainty in sentencing, maintains judicial discretion and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentencing as warranted by mitigating or aggravating factors, and avoids unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants with like criminal records who have been found guilty of similar criminal conduct. Where there is disparity, it should be rational and not related, for example, to...
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15-23-5
Section 15-23-5 Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Powers and duties. The commission shall have all the powers and privileges of a corporation and all of its business shall be transacted in the name of the commission. In addition to any other powers and duties specified elsewhere in this article, the commission shall have the power to: (1) Regulate its own procedures except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) Define any term not defined in this article. (3) Prescribe forms necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. (4) Obtain access to investigative reports made by law enforcement officers or law enforcement agencies which may be necessary to assist the commission in making a determination of eligibility for compensation under this article; provided however, the reports and the information contained herein, when received by the commission, shall be confidential and under no circumstances shall the commission disclose the same except to a grand jury. (5)...
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41-9-335
Section 41-9-335 Created; composition; powers and duties. (a) A board of trustees to be known as the St. Stephens Historical Commission is hereby authorized to be appointed and established for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, protecting, and promoting certain properties of historical interest at St. Stephens, in Washington County, in the general vicinity of the site of the first territorial capital of Alabama. The board shall be comprised of 11 members, and the first five enumerated appointees designated herein shall serve for terms of two, three, four, five, and six years, respectively, with subsequent appointees serving for terms of six years. The four board members appointed by the legislative delegation representing Washington County pursuant to subsection (b), including the initial appointees, shall serve terms of six years. At least one of the four new members appointed by the Washington County Legislative Delegation shall be African American. The ex officio board member...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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